Downers Grove

Population: 49,867
Median household income: $119,649
Median home value: $439,000

Located in DuPage County, Illinois, Downers Grove is a community with a population of 49,867. Its median household income of $119,649 runs above the DuPage County figure of $110,502.

From 2019 to 2023, Downers Grove's population held roughly steady from 49,470 to 49,867, while its median home value rose 24.3% from $353,100 to $439,000.

The median resident is 42.6 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 49,867
Median age: 42.6 yrs
Median household income: $119,649
Median home value: $439,000
Median gross rent: $1,589
Housing units: 21,268
Homeownership rate: 75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 58.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

49,47049,867

Median household income

$94,893$119,649

Median home value

$353,100$439,000

Median gross rent

$1,315$1,589

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	49,470	$94,893	$353,100	$1,315
2020	49,263	$97,197	$360,100	$1,364
2021	50,209	$105,217	$374,500	$1,502
2022	49,996	$115,461	$425,000	$1,535
2023	49,867	$119,649	$439,000	$1,589

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,771	5.6%
5 to 17	8,082	16.2%
18 to 24	3,404	6.8%
25 to 34	5,800	11.6%
35 to 44	6,260	12.6%
45 to 54	6,801	13.6%
55 to 64	6,931	13.9%
65 to 74	5,963	12.0%
75 and over	3,855	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	40,917	82.1%
Black or African American	1,366	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	2,916	5.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	9	0.0%
Some other race	213	0.4%
Two or more races	1,620	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,826	5.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.5%

High school graduate13.7%

Some college or associate's24.1%

Bachelor's degree34.1%

Graduate or professional degree24.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,231	3.5%
High school graduate	4,879	13.7%
Some college or associate's	8,566	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	12,150	34.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8,784	24.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone61.9%

Carpooled4.7%

Public transit7.8%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home23.2%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	15,801	61.9%
Carpooled	1,201	4.7%
Public transit	1,997	7.8%
Walked	432	1.7%
Bicycle	39	0.2%
Worked from home	5,920	23.2%
Other means	149	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,140	21.1%
15 to 29 min	6,942	35.4%
30 to 44 min	4,466	22.8%
45 to 59 min	2,252	11.5%
60+ min	1,819	9.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 4.9% (2,434 of 49,412)

	Count	Share
Family households	13,272	65.2%
Nonfamily households	7,085	34.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	20,357	95.7%
Vacant	911	4.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	15,329	75.3%
Renter-occupied	5,028	24.7%

1-unit, detached63.1%

1-unit, attached6.3%

2 to 4 units2.3%

5 to 19 units11.0%

20 or more units16.6%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,415	63.1%
1-unit, attached	1,336	6.3%
2 to 4 units	495	2.3%
5 to 19 units	2,348	11.0%
20 or more units	3,532	16.6%
Mobile home & other	142	0.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1720591
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 15 sq mi
Water area: 0.15 sq mi
Center point: 41.7950, -88.0211